cyberphobia

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noun

Fear of computers and technology.

“Near-synonyms: computerphobia, technophobia, technofear, Internetphobia”

Scrabble 25

Meanings

nouncyberphobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFear of computers and technology.

    Near-synonyms: computerphobia, technophobia, technofear, Internetphobia

    4 more examples

    Overcoming cyberphobia is not easy, but any effort to automate professionals must address their resistance and concerns or be doomed to failure.

    1982 Oct 3, Bruce E. Bergen, Increasing Proudctivity and Comfort, in New York Times, pAS26

    In the march to the future, these ex-assembly line laborers are being joined by white-collar workers suffering from cyberphobia (fear of computers), a growing number of functionally illiterate high school graduates and a new flood of illegal and poorly educated immigrants from Latin America.

    1983 June 12, Bruce Nussbaum, “‘Reskilling’ Workers”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

    Past studies have been performed to investigate the phenomena^([sic]) of cyberphobia, to measure cyberphobia, and to examine the demographic and psychological variables related to cyberphobia […]

    1991, T. B. Barrier, “Assessing the Role of Cyberphobia”, in Managing Information Technology in a Global Society, page 169

    Moreover most young people who have grown up with computers find this cyberphobia difficult to understand.

    2001, Donald Hugh Parkerson, Jo Ann Parkerson, Transitions in American Education, page 213

    Synonyms: computerphobia, technophobia, technofear, Internetphobia · Antonyms: technophilia, technophoria, techno-utopianism, techno-optimism

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